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Intellectual History
Since Nietzsche
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Undergraduate 4
10/19/2008

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Abandonment (délaissement)
Definition
God does not exist, and we must deal with the consequences
French Existentialism: Sartre (1905-1980)
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Authenticity
Definition
facing the inevitability of death, then taking responsibility for all of your choices. "existence precedes essence" French Existentialism: Sartre (1905-1980)
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Anguish (angoisse)
Definition
the burden of being responsible for all of your choices and actions, because there is no external force dictating those decision, god is dead.
French Existentialism: Sartre (1905-1980)
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Responsibility
Definition
Humans are responsible for their own decisions and actions. The "absolute responsability" is holding your own decisions as a model for the actions of all of mankind.
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